How Mogul Makes It Possible For HR Departments To End Sexual Harassment

It started as a drip, drip, drip — men being fired for sexual harassment and abuse — such as Roger Ailes, Travis Kalanick and Bill O’Reilly. Then it became a trickle: Justin Caldbeck and assorted male venture capitalists no longer had their jobs. Now it’s a waterfall — Harvey Weinstein and many more have been exposed as the predators that they are.

Mogul teamAudrey Froggatt

Women — en masse — stepped forward to tell their stories as part of the #MeToo movement. In the past, the victim was not believed. Instead, she was blamed, shamed and demonized. Some still are but things have changed … finally. Women are being believed.

However, when a problem is systemic and pervasive, the solution must address both the immediate problem at hand and the root cause, in this case, social acceptance. It needs to be a 360-degree approach that prevents predatory behavior.

The stats are shocking. “One in two women are sexually harassed and only one in four report it,” said Tiffany Pham, founder and CEO of Mogul. Her entire team is motivated to make a difference. “We worked around the clock for the past couple of months to develop a transformational tool.” Today, Mogul announced the launch of Safety @ Work.

Mogul, a technology platform that reaches 18 million women per week in 196 countries and 30,470 cities is dedicated to meeting this challenge after being flooded with requests for help and support from both employers and employees worldwide.

With partnerships that include thousands of HR leaders across the Fortune 1000 and other top organizations, Mogul is ready and able to take on the systemic change. “We felt we were in a unique position to address this issue,” said Pham. “Developing the Safety @ Work tool in collaboration with top leaders across these industries [from tech to VC to entertainment ], we aimed to transform how workplace sexual misconduct is reported and treated, helping women to feel safe once again."

"Employees are still facing major barriers to reporting sexual harassment they endure or see happen, leading to gross under-reporting of these incidents,” said Natasha Birnbaum, VP of Mogul @ Work. HR leaders, CEO's, and executives lack the necessary data points to understand how rampant these incidents are in their workplaces, making them more legally liable as incidents later come to light. Importantly, Mogul's Safety @ Work tool overcomes the four challenges of underreported sexual harassment and abuse, which are:

Fear of retaliation: The tool enables employees of participating companies to log in and anonymously report incidents of sexual harassment and abuse to multiple HR leaders and other stakeholders at one time.

Reporting goes unaddressed: The tool automatically send reports to multiple HR leaders and other stakeholders, so ignorance cannot be claimed as an excuse.

Lack of awareness: the scale and reach of Mogul ensures that women, HR leaders and other stakeholders all know what is happening and to what extent.

Bystanders unable to report what they see: Bystanders, who see or suspect abuse can report, too.

"Thanks to the tool’s focus on protecting the individual’s identity, ease of use, and the automatic reporting to multiple stakeholders, Mogul mitigates these issues and ensures safer workplaces for all," said David Pham, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer.

For employers, using the tool is an opportunity to attract, retain and advance a diverse and inclusive workforce. Using Safety @ Work becomes a competitive advantage in attracting top talent. It isn’t just the Fortune 1000 that are interested: Venture capitalists want their portfolio companies to use this tool as well. This ensures that the future big employers of the world are combating sexual harassment and abuse so it won’t happen and if it does there is a way to address the problem. The tool can also be used by schools, which might stop bad behavior before it starts.

Predatory behavior shouldn't be a problem solved just for people or organizations who have money for tools. It’s a problem that needs to be addressed for every socioeconomic group no matter where in the world they are. For every $1 that Mogul earns, Mogul provides free education to one woman in need through its international partners such as UN Women.

Like other Mogul services, Safety @ Work provides access to information, economic opportunities, education and safety. Its goals are to increase the share of media coverage of women’s issues, which Mogul estimates to be 10% to 15% as well as the lack of women in leadership positions, which it estimates at 20%. Stopping sexual abuse is right on mission.

Mogul is well positioned to do the job because it has deep, strong roots in the training, diversity, and empowerment sectors. The Mogul At Work division partners with Fortune 1000 companies to attract, retain and advance diverse talent through employer profiles and job opportunities, enhancing diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The NYC Department of Education has also implemented the program.

The Mogul Redefined division partners with Fortune 1000 companies to connect with and engage women through advertising. At the United Nations, Mogul Redefined launched the "Mogul Standard," a set of guidelines addressing how to present women in a positive and diverse light in marketing and advertising.

How are you going to use this opportunity to fight sexism and harassment?

I am president of Ventureneer, a digital media and market research company that helps corporations reach small businesses through thought leadership. My book, Forget the Glass Ceiling: Build Your Business Without One, provides women entrepreneurs practical advice for overcom...